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Quince Luggage Is Affordable but Doesn’t Feel Cheap (2026)

Is Quince the Away alternative we’ve been waiting for? I tested its luggage to find out, and the price difference is hard to ignore.

Can Trump ever be wrong? His pick to lead FDA refused to say.

Court rules Trump can blacklist Anthropic for refusing to enable Claude features

Tesla workers balk at training Optimus humanoid robots as replacements

Thieves Stole ‘Nvidia’ Trailers. They Got 20 Tons of Sand

They wanted the silicon. They got the sand.

Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?

Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)

AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.

These camera apps give you more control over the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture

One of the questionable limitations of the iPhone 18 Pro's new main camera with a variable aperture is that you're limited to just four settings in the native iOS' camera app in manual mode: f/1.48, f

Roku’s first OLED TVs are up to $400 off, starting at $699

Roku recently launched its first-ever OLED TVs. The $999 starting price was already impressive for the 55-inch Pro Series model that has a 120Hz refresh rate OLED panel (with four HDMI 2.1 ports and s

Phones don’t have lights

Mark Zuckerberg has a new defense of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses: They're actually doing more to signal they're taking a photo than phones do. He's brought this up in at least two recent interviews, noti

Tesla’s Optimus robot is going through growing pains

Hitting its goal of making 20,000 Optimus robots per week is reportedly proving tricky for Tesla. The Information reports that Tesla produced "several hundred robots a week" last month, after it repur

Appeals Court Lets the Pentagon Designate Anthropic a Supply-Chain Risk

The AI lab had argued multiple violations of its rights, but a divided panel of judges sided with the Trump administration.

Meta makes the Muse filesystem even more accessible

Yesterday, with a little prodding, it was discovered that Meta's Muse would expose its filesystem to curious users. The files offered a fascinating peek under the hood of an AI chatbot, and appeared t

Leaks reveal a new Apple HomePod mini, iPad mini, and Apple TV 4K

Apple is expected to announce more hardware before the end of the year following the debut of the iPhone 18 Pro and folding iPhone Duo earlier this month. The updated products will include a new versi

War Bros Didn’t Always Rule Silicon Valley

Some say that tech was always about the money and the military. Don’t buy that argument.

TikTok, Google work to build safer digital ecosystems

Global technology companies are working to strengthen online safety in Africa through policy alignment, AI-driven moderation, and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

NuRAN to pilot Starlink LEO backhaul in rural Nigeria

NuRAN Wireless has launched a pilot at a rural NuRAN site in Nigeria to evaluate Starlink's low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite service as a potential backhaul solution.

The Download: the Pentagon’s AI-powered lie detector and young organ limits

This is today’s edition of The Download, our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The Pentagon wants $30 million to build an AI-powe

The Trump Administration Is Trying to Get Musk and X Out of a $137 Million EU Fine

The US government filed an application to support the company’s legal challenge against a fine issued under the bloc’s Digital Services Act, which Trump has described as “overseas extortion.”